St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-19

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ST. LANDRY DEMOCRAT,
OPELOUSAS. LOUISIANA
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
been suspended for betraying secrets to
Americans and Russians.
THE London dissenting churches, in
their services on the 9th, took sympathetic
notice of Mr.. Bcecher's illness.
IT is claimed that coal has been discov-
cred i'll Mexico twenty miles from Ell
Paso, and company has been formed to
develop it.
GovEsSoR WILSON of West Virginia has
issued a call for an extra session of the
Legislature of that State, to meet on the
third Wednesday in April
The aggregate of the appropriation bills
passed by the Forty ninth Congress is
about So 900, 900, exclusive of the bills
which failed Of enactment.
NEWFOUNDLAND is very indignant over
the Imperial action on the Flsh-Bait bill
and openly talks of Independence or an
nexation to the United States.
AT the latest accounts on the morning
of the 7th Henry Ward Beecher was APP
parently dying. His family had been
called to his bedside for the last scene.
IT is said at the White House that there
is no probability Of a special session of
the Senate being called by the President
for the purpose CT acting on nominations
or for any other purpose.
OSE quarter of all the legislation CT the
Forty ninth Congress was enacted within
the last few days of the final session, and
the work performed during the last TWEEN
ty-four hours of it's existence beat the rec
ord.
ACTING SECRETARY FAIRCHILD hl made
arrangements for the redemp tion of trade
dollars at all the sub-treasurles. This
will include the Treasury ct Washington.
A circular on this subject was issued on
the 9TH.
THE Postmaster-General says that the
failure of the Deficiency bill will probably
not in any way interfere with the opera
tons of his department, except to delay
establishment of free-deliyery service
in new places.
THE United States Supreme Court reas-
sembled on the 7th after the February re-
cess. All the justices were in their seats
except Justice Woods, who is still in Cali
fornia. Decisions were rendered in
twenty-eight cases.
IT is limited that the confirmation of
Trotter as Register Of deeds for the Dis
trict of Columbia was brought about
through fear on the part of the Repub-
icans that his rejection would cost them
the colored vote of Massachusetts,.
THE recent Bulgarian outbreak was
more serious than at first reported. The
number OF killed and wounded is said to
be very large. The government reports
claim the revolt is suppressed. New
from other sources is contradictory.
THE Nicaragua Canal Company has
representative in London direct from MIC
aragua claiming to speak for the Presi-
dent of that country. He denies that the
United States has any treaty understand
ing covering the proposed Nicaragua ca
nal.
DEMANDS have been made on Bulgaria
for the surrender Of Russian subjects en-
gagged in the recent revolt. Part of them
had been shot before the demand was re-
ceived. Reports of terrible barbaric
treatment Of the rebel prisoners are pub
1ished.
THE issue of standard silver dollars
from the minis during the week ended
March was 1913 ia. The issue during
the corresponding week of last year was
$356,32O. The shipments of fractional sill
yer coin during February amounted to
$391, Ss5.
IN the session Of Congress just closed |
there were introduced in the Senate 1857 |
bills and 116 joint resolutions, and in the |
House Al, 259 bills and 263 joint solutions. |
The calendars of the two houses show |
1888 measures in the House and 80 in the |
Senate undisposed of.
THE legal machinery of the Government
will be materially disarrangel during the
remainder Of the fiscal year, as no money |
will be available for jurors, witnesses
or marshals' fees, and many prisoners, |
notably those confined at Fort Smith, Ark,
can not be tried for months to come
DURING a riot in Galway, Ireland, on the
night OF the 7th, while the troops were
confined to their barracks, mob, num-
bering 1000 men, beat and kicked dozen
soldiers found struggling in the streets,
and chased them into the barracks. They
afteruard stoned the Windows of the bar |